Portuguese · Beginner
Adapted from The Little Match Girl
On a cold New Year’s Eve, a poor girl lights her matches and sees visions in their flames.
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Scene 1 · Beginner
Era o último dia do ano. Já estava quase escuro, nevava muito e fazia um frio terrível. Uma menina pobre andava pelas ruas, sem nada na cabeça e com os pés descalços.
It was the last day of the year. It was almost dark, it was snowing heavily, and it was terribly cold. A poor girl walked through the streets, bareheaded and barefoot.
Ela tinha saído de casa com os chinelos da mãe, mas eles eram grandes demais. Ao atravessar a rua, precisou correr para escapar de duas carruagens que passavam muito depressa. Nessa hora, perdeu os dois chinelos. Não encontrou um deles, e um menino pegou o outro e saiu correndo.
She had left home wearing her mother’s slippers, but they were much too big. As she crossed the street, she had to run to get out of the way of two carriages speeding by. She lost both slippers. She couldn’t find one, and a boy picked up the other and ran off.
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